Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) is one of the fastest growing and most in-demand career verticals in the world right now, with tremendous opportunity to make a positive impact on the earth, yet the vast majority of students and others beginning to consider career paths know very little about it.

A more high-tech and fulfilling path than many realize, HVAC workers make decisions every day that have a positive impact on our communities and the entire environment around us. As we continue to push the industry to more energy-efficient places, HVAC businesses have greater and greater potential to improve clean energy globally and help us build a better world, today and in the future.

Add to that higher-than-average starting salaries when compared against 4-year-college graduates, higher employment rates, an underlying focus on technology, short path to ownership, and high job satisfaction, and HVAC career paths are some of the most gratifying available.

In just under three minutes, Why HVAC? illuminates what goes into the day-to-day of a technician, what some of the young people working in the industry love about their careers and lives, and some of the easy and affordable ways to get started on that career path.